Carney HITS BACK HARD and Leaves Reporters Speechless

Everybody wants to do more with Canada, except the United States.Everyone wants to do more with Canada.So we're engaged in all these trade negotiations, and we're delivering them, and we're on track to have access, free trade access, to three billion consumers.That's what we got.

Can you say what we're getting in return from the U .S.right now in terms of the trade negotiations?We have a list of things that are happening right now.

The best trade deal in the world right now.

Thank you.Reporters came loaded for bear.They tried to frame Mark Carney as the weaker man in the room.the one making concessions, the one on the defensive, the one who had already capitulated to Donald Trump on the Gordie Howe Bridge, digital taxes, and streaming rules.What they got instead was a masterclass in calm, factual dominance.In Alberta today, with Danielle Smith standing nearby and the weight of a new federal -provincial agreement behind him, Carney didn't dodge these questions.

He didn't apologize to anyone.He dismantled the premise of every loaded question and then flipped the entire narrative.While Trump threatens more tariffs and chaos, Carney laid out the numbers.Canada is creating jobs twice as fast as the United States.Foreign investment is flooding in at twice the rate of its nearest G7 rival.And the country that was supposed to be cornered is quietly building free trade access to 3 billion consumers.

This wasn't a press conference.This was a power statement.

Canada gotten in return for these concessions?

Well, let's do a couple of things.Sorry, I'm going to do a little premise surgery for your question.Let's be clear about the bridge.First off, the bridge is open.The bridge is open in a region, a narrow economic region that has $300 billion of economic activity that goes across land connections between the United States and largely the province of Ontario.$300 billion of economic activity.

$6 .5 billion cost of that bridge.An agreement that's less than 5 % of that amount.And in terms of where we are as a country, we still have the lowest tariff rate of any country on an average basis.We still have north of 80 % of our trade.85 as we speak today, but north of 80 percent of our trade is tariff -free with the United States.And we're engaged in discussions with them.

Now, we're engaged with discussions, working to have a more permanent – or more stable is a better way to put it, nothing's permanent – but a more stable relationship, trading relationship with the U .S.that addresses issues in some of our largest industries.that recognizes the new U .S.approach to trade.

So we're starting from a strong position, and I'm gonna go back to one other thing and I'll head back, which I said at my prepared remarks.And we're stronger than we were when this started.We are stronger than we were when this started.We're growing jobs twice the rate of the U .S.Our FDI is twice the rate of our nearest competitor, that's the United States, twice the rate of the U .

S.We're the best country in the world judged for infrastructure investment.We're focused on the right things, affordable housing, community, becoming an energy superpower, diversity.Everybody wants to do more with Canada, except the United States.Everyone wants to do more with Canada.So we're engaged in all these trade negotiations, and we're delivering them, and we're on track to have access, free trade access, to three billion consumers.

That's what we got.

Can you say what we're getting in return from the U .S.right now in terms of the trade negotiations?We have these lists of things that are happening.

The best trade deal in the world right now.

Thank you.Carney does what few leaders bother to do.He kills the narrative with math.A $6 .5 billion bridge supporting $300 billion in annual economic activity with a revenue sharing arrangement under 5%.Then the real gut punch.Canada still has the lowest average tariff rate of any country.

And more than 80 % of its trade with the United States remains tariff -free.The capitulation story collapses under basic arithmetic.

We're three weeks away until new President Trump's tariffs coming into effect.Are you willing to use Canadian energy as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with the United States, yes or no?

We're three weeks away from the August deadline.My colleagues, Janet Sherratt, who's our chief trade negotiator, and Minister LeBlanc, the relevant minister, are both in Washington now, so they're engaging with their counterparts.Look, we will, first and foremost, we're engaged in those negotiations to look to find a mutually beneficial solution, and we're only going to accept a solution that works for Canadians.We have lots of options of what we would do if that's not there, both positive in terms of supporting the economy and also addressing other issues, but I'm not going to be drawn on what we're going to do.We're going to focus now on building the economy.an agreement, if an agreement is possible.

When pressed on the looming August deadline and whether Canada will use energy as a weapon, Carney refuses the trap.He keeps the focus where it belongs.Mutually beneficial outcomes that work for Canadians first.No threats.No chest thumping.Just quiet confidence that Canada has options.

and will only take a deal worth taking.That is controlled strength.

I wanted to give a broader answer to the way we're looking at the trade negotiations, but you're coming back to this core thing.It's important.Being a reliable supplier is important.Canadians are reliable.Canadians can be trusted.It's one of the things that you see in the world.

We have many exports and commodities.One of the biggest commodities, arguably the best, is trust.People trust us.And so when you're a supplier of a key commodity, key service, you gotta think really hard about not supplying.So that very much colors it.So look, we have, this is an incredibly diverse country economy.

We have many things we can do.First and foremost is to work towards an agreement.That's what we're going to do.But there's other things we can do if we needed to address the situation that was there.And the issue you're raising that was raised previously, it's not – I don't see the value of – I mean, I can understand conceptually, but I don't see the value of it.So it doesn't enter in – I guess to put a fine point on the way you asked the question, The referendum, the calculate, that doesn't enter into the calculus.

It's a bigger, it's a bigger issue, more fundamental issue.

This is one of the sharpest lines of the day.In a world short on trust, Carney reminds everyone that reliability itself is a strategic issue.Canada is a trusted supplier.Turning off that reliability is not a decision you make lightly.And he makes clear it is not currently on the table.The contrast with Trump's constant rule changing could not be more obvious.

We're also creating a trading network that's the envy of the world.Canada already enjoys preferential access to 1 .5 billion consumers in economies that represent two -thirds of global GDP.We just concluded a new trade agreement with the UAE that was negotiated in a record 47 days.By the end of the year, we intend to double our market access to 3 billion consumers by concluding new agreements with the ASEAN countries, with India, Thailand, and the Philippines.Now, the people of Red Deer know the importance of good trade relationships.Give an example, in agriculture, Alberta produces almost a third of Canada's canola, this region at the heart of production.

And that was top of mind a few months ago in January when we went to Beijing to secure a new deal with China that unlocked $3 billion in export opportunities for Canada's canola farmers.

While Trump tries to corner Canada, Carney is busy expanding the map.A new deal with the UAE in just 47 days.Ambition to double market access to 3 billion consumers by year end through ASEAN, India, Thailand, and the Philippines.A $3 billion canola breakthrough with China.This is what real leverage looks like.Not dependency, but options.

In an increasingly divided and dangerous world, our unity is our greatest strength.Governments are working together in the spirit of cooperative federalism to make this country stronger, fairer, and more prosperous.That's how the Government of Canada is working with the Government of Alberta to advance an oil pipeline to the West Coast.This will unlock new markets and support lasting prosperity in Alberta and beyond.The Associated Pathways Carbon Capture Initiative will make Alberta's oil some of the lowest in carbon intensity in the world, while creating an entirely new industry built once again on Albertan drive and ingenuity, just as Alberta did with the oil sands when I was growing up here.Combined, these projects will catalyze over $200 billion in direct investments to create over 175 ,000 jobs across this country.

That's above and beyond my earlier reference to the major projects at the start.

Here, Carney ties national strategy to provincial strength, the West Coast Pipeline Path, the Pathways Carbon Capture Project, and the massive economic upside, over $200 billion in investment and 175 ,000 jobs.He is not just managing a trade war.He is using the pressure to accelerate nation -building projects that make Canada stronger, regardless of what Washington does next.

In Alberta, across Canada, we're strongest together.United, focused, working towards the same goals, making better lives for all our citizens.That's the approach Canada's new government has taken from the start, working with every province and territory to build our strength at home and to diversify those partnerships abroad.And as a consequence of that, even though we've got a lot more to do,we're in a stronger position today than when the trade war began.We're now creating jobs at twice the rate of the United States.

Canada's non -US exports are up sharply.They're on track to double over the next decade.Foreign direct investment in Canada is at its highest level in two decades and running at twice the rate of our nearest G7 competitor.We now rank, Canada now ranks as the most attractive country in the world for infrastructure investment and we're just getting started.Building Red Deer strong, building Alberta strong and Canada strong for all.

The closing numbers land like a hammer.Jobs growing at twice the U .S.rate, non -U .S.exports rising sharply, foreign direct investment at a two -decade high and double the nearest G7 competitor, ranked the most attractive country in the world for infrastructure investment.

Carney's message is simple and devastating.The country that was supposed to be suffering is pulling ahead.Donald Trump's strategy relies on the belief that Canada has no good options and must eventually fold.Mark Carney just spent an entire press conference proving the opposite.He refused to accept the premise that Canada is weak.He refused to be baited into reckless threats.

And he put hard numbers on the table that show a country quietly getting stronger, more diversified, and more valuable while the tariff chaos continues.This is what disciplined leadership looks like under pressure.not noise, not panic, just results and options.If you want to see a Prime Minister who answers loaded questions with facts instead of fear, hit that subscribe button right now and turn on notifications so you never miss a video.miss our coverage.Share this video far and wide.